Meaning & use
Premeditation
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The act of planning or considering something, especially a crime, in advance.
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The prosecution argued that the killing involved clear premeditation.
Without premeditation, the act was classified as manslaughter rather than murder.
A note on using this word
In criminal law, proving premeditation often distinguishes first-degree murder from lesser charges, since it shows the act was planned rather than impulsive.
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